Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID-19 positive cases rising alarmingly in the city with each passing day, people, especially residents of prone and vulnerable areas, continue to throng the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) centre at Town Hall, in the heart of the city to undergo the test voluntarily. Other than Town Hall, Rapid Antigen Tests are being conducted…
After Sunday break, heavy rush for Rapid Antigen Test at Town Hall
August 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) for COVID-19 got a break on Sunday at Town Hall centre in the city with Doctors, Nurses and other Paramedical staff engaged in testing taking a day off.However, the test was carried out at other centres — Makkala Koota in Krishnamurthypuram, Akkammanni Hospital in Chamundipuram and K.R.Hospital. However, the…
DPR to repair Dodda Gadiyara to be ready in 3-4 months
August 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is preparing a Detailed Project Report (DPR) to list out what needs to be done to conserve the historic Silver Jubilee Clock Tower, popularly known as Dodda Gadiyara among the citizens, in the wake of structural damages due to vagaries of weather and lack of maintenance. This imposing structure…
Rush for COVID Test
August 27, 2020Health Department plans Sero survey in Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: People braved hot sun this morning and stood in a long queue in front of the Town Hall where Rapid Antigen Tests were being conducted to identify COVID-19 infected persons and to check the spread of the disease. Serpentine queue was witnessed and people had come voluntarily…
New COVID Test Centre at Town Hall
August 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In an effort to encourage people to voluntarily get tested for COVID-19, the Mysuru District Administration has opened a new swab-collection centre at Town Hall in city which has begun its operation since yesterday. The newly opened swab-collection centre is now available to public where anyone with symptoms can just walk in, register their…
Two Heritage Toilets to come up in city
July 21, 2020First-of-its-kind in the country to be built at Town Hall and in People’s Park By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the city is witnessing a rapid spurt in the number of COVID-19 positive cases, here comes a somewhat refreshing news that the city will soon have two heritage toilets, with all the heritage architectural characteristics…
Over 10,000 stage demo against CAA, NRC in city
December 26, 2019Mysuru: The Town Hall in the heart of the city was a sea of humanity this morning as over 10,000 people, majority of them from the minority community, assembled at the venue to stage anti-CAA and anti-NRC demonstration organised under the banner of Mysuru United Muslim Welfare Trust. Various other organisations such as DSS, University…
Footpath encroachment force pedestrians to walk on road near Town Hall
November 22, 2019Mysuru: Despite Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials warning vendors not to conduct business on footpath and the Traffic Police announcing imposition of fines if vehicles were found parked on footpaths and in No Parking zones, both the rules have been violated on the road leading to Gandhi Square from Town Hall in city. Pedestrians who…
Dharmaraja Rajasuya Yaga drama staged in city
October 28, 2019Mysuru: Renuka Kala Vrinda, Mysuru, staged the drama “Dharmaraja Rajasuya Yaga” in the Town Hall here on Tuesday last. The following were the drama artistes: Suthradhara by C. Dasappa, Lord Krishna by K. Manjunath, Dharmaraja by D. Devaiah, Bhimasena by H. Mahadevu, Arjuna by Honna Nayaka, Nakula by Adarsha, Sahadeva by Srinivasachar, Naradha by H.R….
Transformer catches fire
April 17, 2019Mysuru: Tension prevailed in the Town Hall premises last evening, when a transformer adjacent to a milk booth near Garuda Mall caught fire. The public, who saw the transformer on fire, immediately informed the Fire Brigade Station and the Fire and Emergency Services personnel, who rushed to the spot, managed to douse the fire and…
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